- The Governor General of Canada
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Trenton Air Cadet Summer Training Centre
Quinte West, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
March 20, 2014
Vol. VI, p. 335
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Blazon
Badge
Bleu céleste a vol environing a bell Or charged with a compass rose Gules, a base barry wavy Argent and Azure;
Motto
FORTITUDO PER ÆRUMNAS;
Symbolism
Badge
Light blue is the colour of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. The bell was sounded for emergencies, reveille, muster parades and hourly at the Trenton Air Cadet Summer Training Centre. The compass rose is a feature of the badges of both 8 Wing and Canadian Force Base Trenton, of which the training centre is a lodger unit. It further represents the direction that cadet training provides to the cadets as they navigate their way through the transition to adulthood. The wings refer to the eagle that is found on the Air Cadet badge. The waves are taken from the coat of arms of the City of Quinte West and the badge of 8 Wing.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Strength through challenge”.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on October 25, 2014, in Volume 148, page 2734 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Manon Labelle, Miramichi Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
D. Robert Tunstall
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military